Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-12-24
Joan Aston Acc.dtntvily Shot by a
 Friend.
Probabilities that the Wound win Prove
 Fatal.

C..
 Fatal.
 Frank Hare received a telegram las; evening from HeuTy ?. T5J, C. brCtEeE-lG- law of John Aston, the well known cattle man, dated Fl. Hg1chu.cs. stating that sue latter had been sLu3, and asked taal physician Ce dispatched at once. Hare secured the seTvics- oi Dr. DunE. who | st once started for El.Ca s house near | OcI0avIlle, NJ pa.jics!br oi sae shoot Ing were cOntaiDed Iu the telegram. oIucs tue above SEs wTI-trG the Pros l peoiOr has learned the fUii particulars ot gae sad lfI.ir from Mr. W II. Harrison, , | SuPerat-Ld ut OI the Copper King mIne l m ihe CanHICGs. one Cf tiic parties Co It, WuI arrive . Iu the cut l,-zt n:yhs O.. n o'clock. He s,Et,s .Ea: A5.Cn and h,u- sell ieit Ocn9avllle together yesterday and Tuie down Co the custom house, l Acton having some business co transact. After Aston had arranged a;iasrs the two 1 siaT.s1 back to OolOly4le, When about sesen miles ou tLs other side of that point e. flock Ui crows wa noticed near tle road, eod both Aston .Ct Hnrston tuCE shots at them. iLe birds rose and oIci.Eg ;E he tlF, C4lg., ,e3 on inc other s!le of ,he road, AsLUo being between
 Har.son and the crowr. Both men con cinded tO take another shot rp.ece, and Harrison nos wanting Co fire across his companion, rei1ed In bis nCL 6Dd fell behind. Throwing bis his hand to hls pistol, HsrTsOn pulled lt from lts scab- bard, 10 doing winch it vGs discharged. Mir. Harrison sta. es thut be hos no TrcC- Iscrion Of cooking the weapon, and does not believe that be could have done sO without remembering IL, As the wesp- on was directly ID line Wlih Aston when
 IT VAS DISCHARGED.
 HsrtsoI Immediately asked: John. did 1 hut youy' To this Acton frpli. "No.' Hartson still not sBi.hed aii: Are you sure?" Aston laughed 1nd again as- sufsd Harts0a that ue Va5 not hat. After riding ehOFt distance farther Aston turned to his companion and said: By GeOFa e, 1 ba iCvs you dIa hit mo-" Get sIuE down from .heir LCrSes an ex8mi- nation Wss made, GLd the painful fact e.cItcd that not OEly vss Aston sh {, | but that E5 Eas moriaily rounded. The | ball from e fCyty-tve Smith & Weston | had struc6 him Ia the snail Cf the | back to the left and about midway be- tween She zpiual cciuun and the side, | pc5-IDg completely llrOlgh tLa body and | emerging Bn incl CT two above tine | pTiva'ee. Hastily bi1GIng As,on's l -Cuud-. which bisi tUs lii!e, 6onoting l internal LcC.OITEaCg, EgrtsoI mounted | his horse aud started back Go the GUS tCm house Co procure assistance. Pro- ceeciIg about & mile be
 MET A WAGON four Americans, and notify ing them Os the accident. they made Gll | haste to tbe wounded uH1. Fleeing Aston in ths wagon two cf the men took the hCr es belonging 10 Aston and Hsrison sud rode ahead to notify Mrs. Acton oi tbe sad affair and st nG for B Hsrtsan remaining with As- ion and I1Inis-erDg Co hss comfort ID every Drssibe wsy. During the trip iCtO Ochoayille the stricken man suf- fercj a great ceHl, and expressed the opinion several times that his wound vas mortal one. Arriving at O-hos- vile, HartsCn st once procured a fresh horse from the Aston herd snd started for Tombstone Co give himself up. al .hOugh there was no necezsity for If. ss he shooting took piece in Sonora, and oi course the authorities of Cochise county have DO jurisdiction in the mat ter. Mir. Hartson Is very much depress- I'd ever tbe matter, not only for what will probably prove the death of Aston. but for the additional reason that him ;eit and Aston were the vsrmest of lrierds, and had been SO for long time.